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The Book of Gates Vol II Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Next The Book of Gates with the Short Form of the Book Am-Tuat London; Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. [1905] Scanned at Sacred-texts.com, May 2003. J.B. Hare, Redactor. This text is in the public domain. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact. Next: Note Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Vol. I Vol. II Vol. III The Book of Gates by E. A. Wallis Budge [1905] (original title) The short form of the Book of am-tuat and the Book of Gates The Book of Gates is an Ancient Egyptian cosmological treatise describing the architecture and inhabitants of the Tuat, the underworld which the boat of the Sun God, Ra, traverses during the night hours. This is the second volume of the three volume Budge series which deals with the books of the Underworld, the Egyptian Heaven and Hell . It also includes a short summary of the Book of Am-Tuat, the longer version of which comprises the first volume. Title Page Note Contents The Short Form of the Book of Am-Tuat The First Hour The Second Hour The Third Hour The Fourth Hour The Fifth Hour The Sixth Hour The Seventh Hour The Eighth Hour The Ninth Hour The Tenth Hour The Eleventh Hour The Twelfth Hour The Book of Gates Chapter I. The Alabaster Sarcophagus of Seti I. Chapter II. The Ante-Chamber of the Tuat Chapter III. The Gate Of Saa-Set: The Second Division of the Tuat. Chapter IV. The Gate Of Aqebi. The Third Division of the Tuat. Chapter V. The Gate Of Tchetbi. The Fourth Division of the Tuat Chapter VI. The Gate Of Teka-Hra. The Fifth Division of the Tuat Chapter VII. The Judgment Hall of Osiris. The Sixth Division of the Tuat. Chapter VIII. The Gate Of Set-em-maat-f. The Sixth Division Of The Tuat--continued. Chapter IX. The Gate Of Akha-En-Maat. The Seventh Division of the Tuat. Chapter X. The Gate of Set-hra. The Eighth Division of the Tuat. Chapter XI. The Gate Of Ab-ta. The Ninth Division of the Tuat. Chapter XII. The Gate of Sethu. The Tenth Division of the Tuat. Chapter XIII. The Gate Of Am-netu-f. The Eleventh Division of the Tuat. Chapter XIV. The Gate of Sebi and Reri. The Twelfth Division of the Tuat Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next NOTE THIS volume is the second of a series of three volumes which treat of the Egyptian Heaven and Hell. It contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the Summary, or short form of the BOOK AM-TUAT, and the complete hieroglyphic text of the BOOK OF GATES, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations. A series of Chapters dealing with the origin and contents of Books of the Other World, with prefatory remarks, and a full index to the whole work, will be found in the third volume. Next: Contents Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next p. 1 THE SHORT FORM OF THE BOOK OF AM-TUAT THE SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF WHAT IS IN THE UNDERWORLD. THE BEGINNING OF THE HORN OF AMENTET, [WHICH IS] THE UTTERMOST POINT OF THE DEEPEST DARKNESS. THE FIRST HOUR. THIS god entereth into the earth through the Hall of the horizon of Amentet. There are one hundred and twenty ATRU to journey over in this Hall before a man arriveth at the gods of the Tuat. The name of the first Field of the Tuat is NET-RA. He (i.e., Ra) allotteth fields to the gods who are in [his] following, and he beginneth to send forth words to and to work out the plans of the divine beings of the Tuat in respect of this Field. Whosoever shall have these made (i.e., copied) p. 2 according to the similitude which is in Ament of the Tuat, [and] whosoever shall have knowledge of these similitudes, [which are] the copies of this great god himself, they shall act as magical protectors for him upon earth regularly and unfailingly, and they shall act as magical protectors for him in the Great Tuat. USHEMET-HATU-KHEFTI-RA is the name of the [first] hour of the night which guideth this great god through this Hall. Next: The Second Hour Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next p. 4 THE SECOND HOUR. This great god afterwards taketh up his position in UR-NEST, which is three hundred and nine ATRU in length, and one hundred and twenty ATRU in width. The name of the gods who are in this Field is, BAIU-TUATI. Whosoever knoweth their names shall have his existence with them, and unto him shall this great god allot fields in the place wherein they are in the FIELD OF URNES. He shall stand up with the Gods who Stand Up (AHAU), he shall travel on in the following p. 5 of this great god, he shall enter into the earth, he shall force a way through the Tuat, he shall cleave a passage through the tresses of the gods with flowing hair (HENKSU), he shall travel on by the EATER OF THE ASS (AM-AA) after the emptying of the lands, he shall eat bread-cakes in the Boat of the Earth, and there shall be given unto him the fore-part of TATUBA. Whosoever shall have made in writing (or, in drawing) similitudes of the BAIU-TUATI (i.e., the Souls of the Tuat) in the forms in which they are in Ament of the Tuat-now the beginning of such representations should be from Amentet,--and whosoever shall make offerings unto them upon earth in their names, [these things I say] shall act as magical protectors to that person upon earth, regularly and unfailingly. And whosoever shall know the words which the gods of the Tuat speak to this god, and the words which are said by him to them when he is approaching the gods of the Tuat, [these words I say] shall act as magical protectors to him that knoweth them upon earth, regularly and unfailingly. SHESAT-MAKET-NEB-S is the name of the hour of the night which guideth this great god through this Field. Next: The Third Hour Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next p. 8 THE THIRD HOUR. This great god afterwards taketh up his position in the Fields of the PERU-gods (i.e., the Fighters), and p. 9 this great god paddleth his way over the STREAM OF OSIRIS (NET-ASAR) in sailing up this Field, which is three hundred and nine ATRU long, and one hundred and twenty ATRU wide. This great god uttereth words to those who are in the following of Osiris to this City, and he allotteth unto them estates which are situated in this Field. BAIU-SHETAIU (i.e., Hidden Souls) is the name of the gods who are in this Field, and whosoever knoweth their names upon earth shall be able to approach to the place where Osiris is, and there shall be given unto him water for his Field. NET-NEB-UA-KHEPER-AUATU is the name of this Field. Whosoever shall know these hidden similitudes of the Hidden Souls in the correct forms wherein they are depicted in Ament of the Tuat--now the beginning of such representations should be from Amentet--[these figures I say] shall act as magical protectors to that man upon earth, [and] in Neter-khert, regularly and unfailingly. Whosoever knoweth these, when he is making his journey past them shall escape from their roarings, and he shall not fall down into their furnaces (or, pits). Whosoever knoweth this, when 'he is keeping ward over [his] seat (or, place), his bread-cake shall be with Ra; and whosoever knoweth this, being soul [and] spirit, shall have the mastery over his legs, and shall never enter into the place of destruction, but he shall p. 10 come forth with his attributes (or, forms), and shall snuff the air for his hour. THENTENT-BAIU is the name of the hour of the night which guideth this great god through this Field. Next: The Fourth Hour Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next p. 13 THE FOURTH HOUR. The majesty of this great god, having been towed along, afterwards taketh up his position in the secret Circle of AMENTET, and he performeth the affairs of the gods of the Tuat who are therein by means of his voice, but he seeth them not. ANKH-KHEPERU is the name of the gate of this Circle. AMENT-SETHAU is the name of this Circle. Whosoever knoweth this representation of the hidden roads of RE-STATET, and the holy paths of the AMMEHET, and the secret doors which are in the Land Of SEKER, the god who is upon his sand, shall be in the condition of him that eateth the bread-cakes which are [made] for the mouth of the LIVING gods in the Temple of Tem. Whosoever knoweth this shall be in the condition of him that is maat on the ways, and he shall journey p. 14 over the roads of RE-SETHAU, and he shall see the representations of the AMMEHET. URT-EM-SEKHEMU-SET is the name of the hour of the night which guideth this great god. Next: The Fifth Hour Sacred Texts Egypt EHH Index Index Previous Next p. 16 THE FIFTH HOUR. This great god is towed along over the ways of Maat of the Tuat through the upper half of this secret Circle of the god SEKER, who is upon his sand, and he neither looketh upon nor gazeth at the secret figure of the earth which containeth the flesh of this god.
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